I’ll be in Las Vegas for the PMA show Thurs-Fri this week, then shooting Death Valley for a few days. Will return Tuesday Feb 4.
I got this question recently:
“When I am browsing through my extensive photos files, do I need to import each one into Lightroom to look at it? I like how with Bridge I can access anything quickly. If I had to import each item I wanted to look at first, that seems like a waste of time. Ideas on this? Much thanks.”
My answer:
Adobe has just launched the Beta release of an impressive new online help community for Lightroom, which provides core Adobe documentation for Lightroom as well as links to additional learning content from around the web.
The new site takes the current online help—LiveDocs—and makes it more useful and interactive. You can still navigate to topics using links the left side of the browser. But now, when you click a topic to read about it, you’ll find a Basics panel with Adobe documentation as well as a Learn More panel that offers links to tutorials, white papers, technical articles, and other instructional content.
This site is administered by Adobe, moderated by experts from the community, and developed with the assistance of a panel of Lightroom Learning Advisors. So you’ll also find links to the moderators’ and advisors’ favorite Lightroom sites, plus links to troubleshooting sites and a page that lists third-party presets, galleries, and extensions.
The URL is:
http://learn.adobe.com/wiki/display/LR/Home
Peter Krogh, author of the popular The DAM Book, has posted a new white paper on the Adobe web site:
Non-Destructive Imaging: An Evolution of Rendering Technology
“With the rapid adoption of raw photography in commercial as well as amateur circles, the basic concepts of non-destructive imaging are increasingly important. But non-destructive workflows are not new. In this paper Peter Krogh leads you through a detailed outline of these evolving rendering technologies, and describes their relevance to every digital photographer.”
I’ll be at Photo LA in Santa Monica this Friday and Saturday. If youre going to be there drop me a line and let’s try to meet!
I just returned from a great trip to Florida for Imaging US where I met a lot of interesting people and saw some really great new products. One that I’m really excited about is inkjet-printable metal, which I will definitely be adding to my list of available substrates. I will be posting more info about the latest photo and imaging developments soon… stay tuned!
A recent question from a client:
Where do the LR backup files go in v 1.3.1. I have a “Backup” folder in my LR folder with a long list of LR backup files. However, since mid Dec (about the time I upgraded to 1.3.1) there have been no new backup files created. And I can’t find the LR backup file when I do a search from Finder. So to make sure I’ve got a backup, I’m manually coping my current lrcat file to my backup drives. Any suggestions?
Also, how many older versions of the backup files do you keep. I’m about to delete all but the last 5 backup files. Don’t see much need in keeping the older files. Am I missing anything?”
My answer:
“Each Lightroom catalog has its own settings for backups.
Go to File > Catalog Settings. On the General tab you will see the settings for backup frequency and location.
From here, you can determine if and where LR has been performing backups.
I only keep a couple of recent backups. A really old one has no use to me.
Also, the way you’ve been doing it – manually copying – is totally OK.
Wishing you and yours a healthy and prosperous 2008!
I’m still processing images from last fall; here’s one from a fern grotto on Kebler Pass, near Crested Butte Colorado.
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